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Sri Lanka’s trade deficit expands 8.4% in November 2017 despite double-digit growth in exports earnings
BUSINESS

Sri Lanka’s trade deficit expands 8.4% in November 2017 despite double-digit growth in exports earnings

Despite a double-digit growth in exports earnings continued for a fifth consecutive month, Sri Lanka’s trade deficit widened 8.4 percent…

byFaraz Shauketaly31/01/2018
Australia grants Sri Lanka Rs.3.8 billion in assistance to strengthen good governance for growth
BUSINESS

Australia grants Sri Lanka Rs.3.8 billion in assistance to strengthen good governance for growth

The Governments of Sri Lanka and Australia Tuesday signed a regulatory agreement for AUD 31 million (Rs. 3.85 billion) grant…

byFaraz Shauketaly31/01/2018
SriLankan Airlines achieves highest ever monthly revenue in December 2017
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SriLankan Airlines achieves highest ever monthly revenue in December 2017

SriLankan Airlines, the national carrier of Sri Lanka and a member of the oneworld alliance, achieved the highest ever monthly…

byFaraz Shauketaly23/01/2018
Prime Minister says unemployment can be eradicated with a strong investment market
BUSINESS

Prime Minister says unemployment can be eradicated with a strong investment market

Ranil Wickremesinghe says that creating a strong investment market could eradicate unemployment in this country. The Premier made this comment…

byFaraz Shauketaly11/01/2018
Australia-Sri Lanka trade reaches $1.3 billion
BUSINESS

Australia-Sri Lanka trade reaches $1.3 billion

Trade between Australia and Sri Lanka has surged to a record high of A$1.3 billion in 2016-17, on the back…

byFaraz Shauketaly10/01/2018
Cricket : Australia Coach Darren Lehmann to step down after 2019 Ashes
WORLD

Cricket : Australia Coach Darren Lehmann to step down after 2019 Ashes

Australian Cricket coach Darren Lehmann has made a statement on December 25, that he will step down from his position…

byFaraz Shauketaly27/12/201727/12/2017
Melbourne car attack: Australia police charge driver with 18 counts of attempted murder
WORLD

Melbourne car attack: Australia police charge driver with 18 counts of attempted murder

A man accused of driving his car into pedestrians in the Australian city of Melbourne has been charged with 18…

byFaraz Shauketaly23/12/2017
Sri Lanka imports 3000 milch cows from Australia for medium-scale dairy farmers
BUSINESS

Sri Lanka imports 3000 milch cows from Australia for medium-scale dairy farmers

Sri Lanka in an effort to boost local milk production has imported 3,000 high yielding milch cows from Australia. The…

byFaraz Shauketaly22/12/2017
Australia’s first naval submarine ‘HMAS AE-1’ found
WORLD

Australia’s first naval submarine ‘HMAS AE-1’ found

The wreck of Australia’s first naval submarine has been found after a 103-year search. The HMAS AE-1 was the first…

byFaraz Shauketaly21/12/2017
Horror at 60 mph: Mentally ill rogue driver run through busy Melbourne street
WORLD

Horror at 60 mph: Mentally ill rogue driver run through busy Melbourne street

Nineteen people have been injured, some critical and some not, after an SUV ran through a busy street at the…

byFaraz Shauketaly21/12/2017

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